Su Bai stood deep within the Human-Faced Forest, the damp soil beneath his feet exuding a clammy chill. He slowly closed his eyes, and his consciousness soared upward once more.
Viewed from above, the entire Human-Faced Forest resembled a dark red ink stain soaked in blood. Countless wailing "human" faces swallowed by the forest stared at the intruder.
Incorporating this place into his puzzle was no easy task. The Red Moon's Power was far too concentrated here, reaching deep into every tree's branches and leaf veins, seeping into the deepest layers of soil, and even creating a viscous pressure in the air.
More revolting still was the Red Moon Society's laboratory lurking beneath the forest, a place nourished by the suffering and despair of countless lives.
Honestly, had circumstances not forced his hand, Su Bai would never have wanted to touch a place like this. Converting the Human-Faced Forest was like forcibly swallowing a mass of food that had rotted until it stank. The nausea almost spread through his consciousness into every nerve.
Yet the time had come.
As the outline of a puzzle piece flickered into view along the forest's edges and took shape, Su Bai distinctly felt power pouring wildly out of his body like a flood bursting through a dam, seeping into this eerie forest along invisible channels.
The Human-Faced Forest's situation was entirely different from that of the Mist Shop and Fog Mountain.
The entire Fog Mountain was hidden inside the Mist Shop, making it far harder to convert than the Human-Faced Forest. But Su Bai himself owned the Mist Shop, and the lord of Fog Mountain had stood beside him during its conversion. Even though untold amounts of power had been swallowed in the process, Su Bai had still been able to complete it in